Show Tunes with Kate Botello - Episode 17

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Welcome to Episode 17 of Show Tunes with Kate Botello! This week - it's a matter of patter and light with a little country-western thrown in to boot. At Intermission - a great casting story and some sound advice from our friend Michael Mastroddi.

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Click through for this week's playlist, a bonus video of a performer in action, and to find out how to hear your voice on the show!

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Show Tunes with Kate Botello - Episode 17, featuring a story from casting director Michael Mastroddi

This week's playlist:

GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES (1949) - Overture

BARNUM (1980) - The Museum Song

COMPANY (1970) - (Not) Getting Married Today

LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (1982) - Now (It's Just the Gas)

THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA (2005) - The Light in the Piazza

NEXT TO NORMAL (2009) - Light

SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE (Color and Light)

INTERMISSION: A memorable audition story and some casting advice from our friend Michael Mastroddi

SCHOOL OF ROCK (2015) - Teacher's Pet

BRIGHT STAR (2016) - Sun is Gonna Shine

9 TO 5 (2009) - Backwoods Barbie

BEST LITTLE WH*REHOUSE IN TEXAS (1978) - Sidestep

CATCH ME IF YOU CAN (2011) - Fly, Fly Away

GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES (1949) - Finale/Keeping Cool with Coolidge

Here's a clip from the D.A. Pennebaker documentary about the recording of the COMPANY soundtrack - Beth Howland gets it from all sides while working on, "(Not) Getting Married Today!" (Don't worry - she nailed it! Listen above!)

Now that you've seen and heard the delightful, definitive Beth Howland - check out some other notable performances of, "(Not) Getting Married Today." Isn't it amazing how much one song can change, depending on the delivery?

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Show Tunes with Kate Botello is a weekly program highlighting the best of Broadway (and sometimes beyond)! We'll hear classic selections from our trove of Tony-winning vinyl records, and up-to-the-moment hits.

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